Before we look to the future, the start of the new year is a good time to reflect. For starters, we put together a Reeling in the Year style post that highlights some of the biggest or most talked about events of 2018. It was also a fascinating year on the AMA forum with some great and insightful discussions. You can read some stats from the forum and access AMAs that ran throughout the year right here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/show...p?t=2057944597.

2018 was a wonderful year for video games, in my opinion, and there was plenty of stiff competition in The Game Awards 2018. The only major surprise was that Spider-Man didn't get a nod, but God of War and Red Dead Redemption II picked up many accolades as would have been expected.

Throughout December, members of the Triathlon / Duathlon / Adventure Racing forum took part in Sanity Clause 2018. The challenge was simple on paper: run for 30 minutes every day. There was no minimum pace or distance, but you couldn't bank days or make up for a skipped day. And with Christmas socialising, shopping, and everything else to be done, it's harder than it sounds.

Over in the Gambling Challenges / Logs forum, jacool was recording their luck with the Euromillions throughout 2018. Unfortunately things didn't pan out as they hoped; they didn't disappear off into the distance with a jackpot in their back pocket. But it's still interesting to read the ups-and-downs and highs-and-lows.

Other forums took an opportunity to reflect upon their goals and accomplishments in 2018. The Farming & Forestry forum looked back at plans that they had for 2018; the Aviation & Aircraft forum logged their hours for the year; and the Cycling forum's users kept tabs on their progress towards their 2018 goals from midway through the year and were able to round out the year by looking back at what they wanted to achieve.

The Photography forum is always an amazing forum to browse and we particularly love the weekly POTW nod. You can scan back through the POTWs as well as the honourable mentions from 2018 here.

It's also a good chance to take up a new hobby or delve back into something that may have fallen by the wayside. You may want to swing by Arts & Crafts; Films; Reading Logs; Food; Photography; or a range of other forums for inspiration.

The Farming & Forestry forum is kicking 2019 off with a look back at 2018. This month's photo competition challenges members to showcase their best photo from last year and there are some amazing submissions already.